ideograph是英语名词,音标为/ˈɪdiəˌɡrɑːf/,指
表意文字(亦称
象形文字,等同于
ideogram),1841年首次记录使用。该词由ideo-(源自idea)和-graph(书写工具)构成。
The component structure of each ideograph is examined.
Some students of the Chinese language believe the character Tien (Heaven) originally was an ideograph that represented a great man.